How to organise the activities of local self-government bodies to support rural development in the municipality? How to introduce communication tools for working in the field of rural development in municipalities? How to introduce mechanisms to support the citizens for rural development and promote innovations in the agricultural production sphere? How to ensure that the local government representatives provide consultations about the peculiarities of private farming, family farms, and the organisational and legal framework for cooperation? How to increase the level of knowledge of the authorised representatives of local self-government bodies to support rural development of municipalities?
The answers to these and many other questions are in the new U-LEAD with Europe initiative Comprehensive Support Programme ‘Development of a Network of Authorised Representatives of Local Self-Government Bodies to Support Rural Development of Municipalities”!
What is it?
The comprehensive support programme will increase the professional competence of local self-government officials in organising the activities of the authorised representatives of the local self-government bodies to support rural development in the municipalities, and in creating a space in the municipality to provide advice on rural development support.
Why this program?
The participants of the Support Programme will:
- learn about models of rural development support for municipalities;
- understand the basic principles, features and practices of organic agriculture and sustainable agriculture;
- master the forms and approaches to the rural development management in the EU member states;
- learn about the main approaches to organising the activities of an authorised representative of the local self-government to support rural development;
- get acquainted with the best practices of adaptation of agriculture to climate change;
- get an expert advice at the stages of document preparation;
- establish contacts and enter into cooperation with the colleagues from various regions of Ukraine.
When?
The programme starts on July 5, 2024. Duration is 1,5 months.
All events will be held online and are free for participants.
Who can participate?
Teams of 12 territorial municipalities (3 people per municipality) with a population of up to 50 thousand people, who are not located in the temporarily occupied territory and the territory of active hostilities, have technical capabilities (microphone, camera) to join online events, are ready for active teamwork, and are motivated to improve their professional competencies to support rural municipal development.
The team will consist of 2 representatives of structural units from the municipality and 1 representative from the Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine or another organisation that deals with the interests of rural development in the municipality — 36 persons in total.
How to participate?
To participate in the selection, it is necessary to fill out the attached Application in MS Excel format and send it to the email address: regops.u-lead@giz.de by 18:00 on June 18, 2024, indicating " Rural development_Municipality_Oblast " in the subject line of the message.
Details about participation in the Support Programme can be found at the Presentation Event, which will take place on June 12, 2024, at 10:00 am.
You can join the online presentation via this link.
Let's move towards success together!
The "U-LEAD with Europe" team